Nursing brassiere



Oct 9, 1945. M. wlTKowER NURSING BRSSIERE Filed Sept. 27, 194s Patented Oct; 9, 1945 l 2,386,530u NUR,sindRAssIme'YV Witk'ow'er, Los Angeles; Calif. e 'l 27,1943,serially@503,926A

. Application ISeptember e y 1 T2 Claims This invention relates to an article of womens wearing apparel commonly known as abrassire and more'particularly to that class of brassires which are designed to be adaptable for permitting Y the wearer to arrange the brassire without Vremoval so that the nursing operation can be' readp ily performed. I Y 'y 'It is one of the objects ofthe present invention toprovide a nursing brassire of simple form and construction in which the brassire is retained in place during the nursing operation Vby an vextremely simple' structurewhich gives an ample amount of exposure of the breasts. f

Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter from the following specification and drawing. Referring to the'drawing, which is for illustrative purposes only:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the front of the brassire embodying 'a formV of my inventionas the same appears on the person of the wearer during normal use;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged View of the brassire shown in Fig. 1 laid out at, showing the appearbrassire comprises two breast pockets generally indicated at 5. These breast pockets are made of Thefront end of the shoulder strap I2 is provided with an adjustment indicated at I8 and a hook indicated at I9, which hook is adaptedto be engaged by loop 20 secured to the upper medial portion of the-breast pocket whereby the shoulder strap directly supports the breast pocket. The

front end of each shoulder strap I2 is secured by sewing or in any other suitable manner to a ribbon or strip of fabric indicated at 22,'one end yof which is secured as indicated at 23 in Fig. 3

to the upper portion of the breast pocket beyond the medial line of the breast'pocket and the othei end of which extends downward andcentrally of the brassire to an inverted V-shapedbreast supporting member indicated at 25 on the inside of the breast pockets to which the respective breast pockets are sewed along the lower edge of the member 25 and at its sides along the medial line `of the breast pocket as indicated at 26 and 21 respectively.

Preferably I insert a small elastic strip 30 in the Y under side of the V-shaped member 25y by sewing the same to the member 25. This permits the v lower portion of the brassire to accommodate ittwo pieces or panels indicated at 6 and 1 joined Y together by a seam 8, extending vertically on the medial line of the breast pocket. The panel marked 6 .continuespast the central line of the breast to the opposite side and tapers upwardly forming a iiap 9 provided at the upper end with a hook I0 which engages an adjustable loop indicated at I I on one side secured to the lower end of one of the shoulder straps I2 and on the other side to a similar loop II secured to the upper medial portion of the breast pocket.

'Ihe shoulder straps extend over the shoulder and are secured at the back of the brassire to a band indicated at I3 which forms an extension of the panel 1. ,The band I3 extends around the side of the wearer to the back of the wearer and terminates in a tab I5 which may be made of webbing or elastic material, the tab on one side being provided with hooks indicated at I5', engageable with eyes, indicated at I6, on a similar tab on the other side ofthe brassire. A plurality of eyes I6 are provided so'that an adjustment of the brassire to the body of the wearer may be made by inserting the hooks I 5 in the proper eyes I6.

self to the body of the wearer and prevents binding.

The brassire, when in normal use as a supporting member for the breast, appears as shown in Fig. 1 inv which it will be noted that the flap 9 on one of the breast pocketsl extends over the opposite breast pocket and upward on the opposite breast pocket, While the flap 9 on the other breast pocket extends likewise under the opposite breast pocket. This structure insures that the. breasts are lifted and at the same time drawn inwardly toward the medial line, of the wearer between the breasts. The effect of this lifting action is to lift the .breasts upwardly and away from the under arm portion of the brassire taking the weight away from the bottom part of the breasts and causing the breasts to ll out the breast pockets sc that there is no sagging of the breasts. This action may be controlled by adjusting the size of the loop II by means of a slip eye II to which the upper ends of the flaps 9 are attached.

As shown in Fig. 2 the breast pockets are open, that is, loops 20 have been disengaged from the hooks I9 and hooks I0 have been disengaged from loops II. This opening of the breast pockets, it will be understood, does not interfere with the position of the brassire on the body of the wearer as the shoulder straps, ribbons 22 and central supporting member 25 remain in place.

It is to be understood that while it is desirable to unfasten each of the hooks I0 from their associated loops l I on the opposite sides of the brassire, that access may be had to one of the breasts merely by disengaging the hook I from the loop Il and one of the loops 20 on the breast pocket from the hook I9.

Whether both breast pockets are opened as above described or simply one of the breast pook; ets, the shoulder straps and ribbons 22 and the breast supporting member 25 insures that the breasts are properly supported duringthenursing operation.

By reason of the aps 9 extending from one breast pocket to the opposite shoulder strap, the

left breast for instance is drawn upwardly .aind toward the right shoulder and the rightibreast likewise drawn or lifted upwardly towardrthe left shoulder.

I claim as my invention: 1

l. In a brassire: a pair of breast pockets ter,- minating at their sides in bands adapted to eX- tend around thebody of the wearer; detachable securing means at the ends oithjefbands; apair of shoulder straps 4each secured at oneendto one of thesaid bands, said breastpockets each-having a ap extending upwardlyv overf the. opposite breast pocket; a centrally disposedA inverted V-rshaped .breast supporting,v member I `on the` inside of the brassire having its lower edge secured4 to f the loweredgeof the breastpockets; a, pairof ribbons each havingvtheir lower end attached to the upper portion of said supporting member and each having its .upper endattachedto the upper portion ofa breast pocket, thefront ends of each shoulder strap vbeing attached to its associated Vribbon intermediate the ends of the ribbon;

means for detachably securing the upper portion of each breast pocket to its associated shoulder strap; means for detachably securing the end of one ap to the opposite shoulder strap and means for detachably securing the end of the other flap to the upper portion of the opposite breast pocket.

2. In a brassire: a pair of breast pockets terminating at their sides in bands adapted to extend around thev body of the wearer; detachable securing means at the ends of the bands; a pair of shoulder straps each secured at one end to one of the said bands, said breast pocket each havingiauap extending upwardly over the opposite breast pocket; a centrally disposed inverted V- shaped breast supporting member on the inside of the brassire having its lower edge secured to the lower edge of the breast pockets; and its sides attached to the breast pockets at the medial line thereof; a-pair of Aribbonsleach having their lower end attached to ,the upper portion; of said supportingmember and each having its upper end attached yto the; upper portion of a breast pocket, theiront endsV of each shoulder strap being attaohed toits; associated ribbon intermediate the ends of the ribbon; means for detachablysecuring the-upper portion of each breastpocket to itsgassociated vshoulder strap; means for detachably-.securing therend of one ap to the opposite shoulderistrap and means for detachably securing the end ofthe other flap to the upper portion of the opposite breast. pocket.,

, MAX WITKOWER. 

